DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD PRODUCTS EXCHANGE BETWEEN SERBIA AND EUROPEAN UNION IN PERIOD 2000-2006.

Agricultural sector have significant share in total foreign exchange, so, the
results realized in this sector might have influence on total foreign trade balance
enhancement and on balance of total national economy. Nearly half of total volume
of agricultural and food products exchange is realizing with EU countries. With
democratic changes in FRY, necessary prerequisites for using EU autonomous
trade measures have been fulfilled. The exchange of agricultural products with EU
is enhancing continuously, while export rise is faster, followed by trade balance
suficite increment.
In the paper have been analysed the results of agricultural and food products
exchange in period 2000-2006. Derived data might be a base for a perception of
foreign trade and agricultural policy tendencies in the future. Exchange
improvement in the coming period might be expected, especially after Stabilization
and Association Agreement ratification. SAA should ensure the persistence of
preferential status, with retaining the existing sugar tariff quota, gradually
increasing the beef and wine tariff quotas and with the request for cutting the EU
export subsidies for the products exported to Serbia.